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Mixed fruit jam ???
buxtonrabbitgreen
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I can't find anything in the recipe index so...
I have about 1lb of each of cherries, raspberries and strawberries. I have made jam before but wondered if these fruits would be ok to make mixed fruit jam. Has anyone done it before?
I have about 1lb of each of cherries, raspberries and strawberries. I have made jam before but wondered if these fruits would be ok to make mixed fruit jam. Has anyone done it before?
Anyone who lives within their means suffers from a lack of imagination:beer:
Oscar Wilde
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Yes, go for it, it's lovely.
Bella.A man's life consisteth not in the abundance of things which he possesseth. Luke 12 v 150 -
I haven't used this combo before but sounds heavenly!
Love and compassion to all x0 -
I've had some HM HG cherry and raspberry jam on my toast today
I found small amounts of each fruit in the freezer, so made a mixed jam and it's delicious. Remember to cook the cherries before adding the berries.
Penny. x:rudolf: Sheep, pigs, hens and bees on our Teesdale smallholding :rudolf:0 -
Thanks all. I had thought I had better cook the cherries first. It is all fruit I have picked out of the garden, so not enough ripe at one time for single fruit jam.
Now this may be a bit manky. I have raspberries in the freezer 2 years old. I keep wondering whether to make jam with them, as I never got round to it. My inclination is to throw them out now as I think they would be too old. I hate waste but don't want to poison us.Anyone who lives within their means suffers from a lack of imagination:beer:
Oscar Wilde0 -
buxtonrabbitgreen wrote: »I have raspberries in the freezer 2 years old. I keep wondering whether to make jam with them, as I never got round to it. My inclination is to throw them out now as I think they would be too old. I hate waste but don't want to poison us.
No! Don't throw them out! Food can't go off in the freezer so you won't poison anyone, but the quality/texture can diminish a bit over time...so the raspberries might not be great to use in deserts etc but they should be fine for jam.
Pink0 -
buxtonrabbitgreen wrote: »Now this may be a bit manky. I have raspberries in the freezer 2 years old. I keep wondering whether to make jam with them, as I never got round to it.
I'd use them - not sure how long the rasps that I used in my mixed fruit jam were, but I'd bet they were older than that and the jam shows no deterioration
Penny. x:rudolf: Sheep, pigs, hens and bees on our Teesdale smallholding :rudolf:0 -
Thanks Penelope and Pink winged. You have re assured me about the old raspberries.
I made the mixed fruit jam today and it is gorgeous.
I will make some raspberry tomorrow then with the frozen raspberries. Do you reckon lemon will be ok for pectin, or will I need a bottle of pectin as they are frozen.
Sorry about all the questions.Anyone who lives within their means suffers from a lack of imagination:beer:
Oscar Wilde0 -
buxtonrabbitgreen wrote: »Do you reckon lemon will be ok for pectin, or will I need a bottle of pectin as they are frozen.
Raspberries are naturally rich in pectin, which doesn't degrade on freezing, so I'd just use granulated sugar, with a splash of lemon
Penny. x:rudolf: Sheep, pigs, hens and bees on our Teesdale smallholding :rudolf:0
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